DE-SCI 9.92 Berlin- Friedrichshain, Bodhicharya, Buddhist cultural centre

Start Date: 2012-08-04, End Date: 2012-08-18
Number of volunteers: 8, Topic: 9: Art, Culture, History
International age: 18 - 99
National age: 16 - 99

Introduction Bodhicharya is a non-profit organization which is building a Buddhist centre for peace and understanding in Berlin- Friedrichshain. Besides conducting religious services, the centre also runs various educational, health or social activities (for example yoga, exhibitions, building a cafeteria or a “garden of senses” and an ambulant hospice-service). Moreover some buildings which are protected by preservation law have to be renovated. If you need some more information about projects in the centre: www.bodhicharya.de

Type of Work: Various work inside the building and/ or in the garden; can be hard physical work!

Study Theme: Meditation every morning if you like, information about Buddhism and the centre and its offers.

Accommodation: In one of the buildings, bring your own sleeping bag and sleeping mat with you, shower only outside, vegetarian food; no alcohol, drugs and cigarettes in the centre.

Language: English

Requirements: You should be prepared for hard physical work and quite simple living conditions.

Approximate Location: Berlin.

Notes: Alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and meat are forbidden in the project, due to its Buddhist background!

DE-SCI 6.40 Bernkastel-Kues I (about 40 km east of Trier)

Start Date: 2012-07-14, End Date: 2012-07-29
Number of volunteers: 12, Topic: 6: Environment
International age: 18 - 99
National age: 16 - 99

Introduction In the age of climate change and global injustice, we ask ourselves if we have to change our consumption-oriented and resource-wasting lifestyle. A person who practices a consistently natural life is Friedmunt Sonnemann. He cultivates plants which are threatened or endangered and sells the seeds to various garden plot holders.

Type of Work: Depending on the weather conditions: working in the fields, building a constructed wetland for waste water treatment or construction of the house with simple materials (loam and straw). You will work on Saturday mornings, too!

Study Theme: Botany, discussion about the extinction of rare crops

Accommodation: In the barn, kitchen available, compost toilet. Living room, spring water and telephone are available. Only vegetarian food.

Requirements: Ability to adapt basic conditions and endure this life style for two weeks. (The hut has neither a water pipe nor electricity, and the road to it is not paved)

Approximate Location: 4 hectares of land, situated in a forest near the small wine and tourist town of Bernkastel-Kues. Life in this remote area (it is one-hour walk uphill from the village) is not suitable for everyone, so the volunteers must be able to adapt to simple living conditions, live an organic lifestyle and be willing to avoid waste.

Notes: Do not bring a mobile telephone because of its unhealthy effect. Because of the high economical demands of the property, it’s required that the volunteers work also Saturday mornings. No internet

DE-SCI 6.41 BERNKASTEL-KUES II (about 40 km east of Trier)

Start Date: 2012-08-18, End Date: 2012-09-02
Number of volunteers: 12, Topic: 6: Environment
International age: 18 - 99
National age: 16 - 99

Introduction In the age of climate change and global injustice, we ask ourselves if we have to change our consumption-oriented and resource-wasting lifestyle. A person who practices a consistently natural life is Friedmunt Sonnemann. He owes 4 hectares of land and cultivates plants which are threatened or endangered and sells the seeds to various garden plot holders.

Type of Work: Depending on the weather conditions: working in the fields, building a constructed wetland for waste water treatment or construction of the house with simple materials (loam and straw). You will work on Saturday mornings, too!

Study Theme: Botany, discussion about the extinction of rare crops

Accommodation: In the barn, kitchen available, compost toilet. Only vegetarian food. Living room, spring water and telephone are available.

Requirements: Ability to adapt the basic conditions and endure this life style for two weeks

Approximate Location: In a forest near the small wine and tourist town of Bernkastel-Kues. The hut has neither a water pipe nor electricity, and the road to it is not paved. Life in this remote area (it is one-hour walk uphill from the village) is not suitable for everyone, so the volunteers must be able to adapt to simple living conditions, live an organic lifestyle and be willing to avoid waste.

Notes: Do not bring a mobile telephone because of its unhealthy effect. Because of the high economical demands of the property, it’s required that the volunteers work also Saturday mornings. No internet

DE-SCI 1.30 Buchenwald (near Weimar) (German-Russian Workcamp)

Start Date: 2012-07-22, End Date: 2012-08-04
Number of volunteers: 6, Topic: 1: Antiracism, Antifascism, Refugees and Ethnic Minorities
International age: 18 - 99
National age: 16 - 99

Introduction Since 1990 this workcamp has been taking place in cooperation with the local youth meeting centre on the territory of the former concentration camp (KZ) of Buchenwald. Built in 1937, the KZ Buchenwald was one of the biggest concentration camps during the Nazi era. More than 250.000 people were displaced to KZ Buchenwald and employed in its more than 100 smaller satellite camps for forced labour. More than 56.000 people lost their lives. Many of them were killed or were dying from hunger or brutal medical experiments.

Type of Work: This year the volunteers will do maintenance work and partly archaeological work on the territory of the former KZ Buchenwald: preservation on the former concentration camp, partly archaeological work at the former dispensary, railroad line and two former waste dumps under supervision of an archaeologist

Study Theme: The study part of this camp is very extensive; therefore it is absolutely necessary that you speak English or German well and have a big interest in the topic. The study part focuses on the history of the concentration camp and its satellite camps; violence and racism

Accommodation: In the youth hostel

Language: you should be able to understand well either English or German

Requirements: This workcamp has a very extensive study part, so you must have a strong interest in the subject matter.

Before you apply, please read the basic info on this site www.sci-d.de/info-for-you first. We explain there what we expect from volunteers in our camps.

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